Slacker Retools, Takes On Spotify, Pandora In $5.5M Ad Campaign [VIDEO]
Online music service Slacker has revamped and launched a $5.5 million ad campaign that takes direct aim at both media darling Spotify and net radio market leader Pandora. One spot. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Adds Digital Ticket Transfer
Live Nation's event ticketing division Ticketmaster, has announced a new digital ticket transfer system, allowing ticket purchasers to transfer tickets to others at no cost through their Ticketmaster account. Additionally,. Continue reading
Seth Godin, Social Media And EDM At Pollstar Live
By Kat Drucker, Strategic Consultant for Canadian Music Week and Digital Media Summit (@kitkat5656) Live music industry trade magazine Pollstar's annual gathering and awards took place last week in downtown. Continue reading
5 Tips On How To Break Into Music Journalism
By David Harfield, Editor of FanAppic. If you're passionate about music, then being a music journalist has to be one of the greatest jobs in the world, right? You get. Continue reading
Attack Marketing: Monster Disses Beats By Dr. Dre As Swizz Beatz Joins Board
Late last week two contrasting narratives emerged regarding the breakup and subsequent business moves of former partners Monster and Beats Electronics best known for the co-creation of Beats by Dr.. Continue reading
The Major “Exposure” Of Macklemore And The Myth Of The Indie Artist [Updated]
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, along with Team Macklemore & Lewis by extension, have recently come under attack by writers at media outlets with solid brands such as NPR and Rap. Continue reading
eMusic Drops Subscriber Paywall, Hopes For Renaissance
eMusic has dropped it's paid subscription requirement to allow anyone to purchase tracks and albums ala cart at it's online store. With some discounting of older releases, most music is. Continue reading
Independents Continue Grammy Winning Streak
The multi-year Grammy winning streak continued for independent labels last night, as they took home 36 of 79 non-producer awards, including Album of the Year and Best Album wins in. Continue reading
